Twitch is changing its suspension policy so that violations have an expiry date because the system 'didn’t acknowledge community members who had learned from their past mistakes'
April 5, 2025
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Twitch is changing its suspension policy so that violations have an expiry date because the system ‘didn’t acknowledge community members who had learned from their past mistakes’

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A recent update to Twitch’s enforcement system saw the process of punishing violations change. Instead of maintaining strikes against your account indefinitely, they will now disappear after various lengths of time to “reduce the risk that streamers lose their communities and livelihoods for low severity violations.” Despite only 4% of active streamers receiving any sort…

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WoW promising 3 expansions with a bunch of roadmap deadlines has, paradoxically, helped its devs slow down and take their time: ‘The team is really energized’

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Unless you’ve been under a rock somewhere (I wouldn’t blame you, mind) you’re probably aware that World of Warcraft put on its big boots and announced three expansions in 2023. This is downright unprecedented. Even games that plan big, multi-expansion story arcs like Final Fantasy 14 will keep their next expansion tucked under wraps to…

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One eager beaver PC builder has decided it can’t wait any longer and has spilt the beans on AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D mega chip, two weeks before all the reviews

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If you’re someone who spends a lot of time gaming and using the same rig to grind through demanding content creation tasks, you might be holding off buying a PC upgrade until the reviews of AMD’s forthcoming Ryzen 9 9950X3D go online. But if you’re as impatient as one particular system builder, pretty much everything…

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So long and thanks for all the space junk: China-based Starlink competitor SpaceSail plans to have 15,000 satellites deployed by 2030, and it’s not the only one with its eyes on the skies

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If I say to you “satellite-based internet provider”, your first thought is probably Starlink. A subsidiary of Elon Musk’s space technology company SpaceX, Starlink has launched a total of 8,000 internet-providing satellites as of February 22, with many more planned in the future. However, rival satellite companies are waiting in the wings, including the reportedly…

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Razer Barracuda X Chroma review

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I know a tonne of people aren’t ready to hear this but RGB lighting is now a fashion accessory, and you should get ready to see more of it. For better or worse, PC gamers have had front row seats to the development of this technology, and in this time we’ve seen some real rubbish….

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“Untouched” Fighting Vipers Cabs Discovered In Warehouse 30 Years On, But With A Catch

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“An incredible find”. Seven brand-new Fighting Vipers arcade cabinets have been discovered in a warehouse 30 years after the game launched. As highlighted by Gabe Fowlkes, the find was announced on Facebook, with the “completely NOS Sega Fighting Vipers arcade cabinets” being described as “completely untouched, still boxed, monitors never powered on.” Read the full…

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Monster Hunter Wilds review

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Monster Hunter Wilds is both a return to meat-and-potatoes monster combat and a dramatic revision of the hunting format. It’s a more approachable lizard-slaying sandbox, and it’s a tangle of multiplayer quirks that still feels like something out of 2007. It’s the cleanest Monster Hunter has ever played, and it’s a temperamental piece of software…

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